West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for West Virginia was 1,792,830 and represented 99.19% of the total West Virginia population.

Among all West Virginia counties, Kanawha had the highest citizen population (179.71K), followed by Berkeley (115.58K), and Monongalia (102.19K).

In terms of percentages, Clay had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Grant (100.00%), and Logan (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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West Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2020

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County	Citizen Population	% of County Population
Kanawha	179710	99.28
Berkeley	115580	98.27
Monongalia	102185	96.22
Cabell	92640	99.26
Wood	84020	99.57
Raleigh	73875	99.23
Harrison	67340	99.59
Mercer	59150	99.63
Putnam	56445	99.72
Marion	55995	99.57
Jefferson	55825	98.08
Fayette	42950	99.69
Ohio	41595	99.33
Wayne	39625	99.19
Greenbrier	34750	99.58
Preston	33285	99.03
Logan	32595	100.00
Marshall	30840	99.81
Hancock	29030	99.69
Jackson	28720	99.74
Randolph	28690	99.74
Mineral	27015	99.89
Mason	26575	99.53
Nicholas	24605	98.99
Upshur	24325	99.49
Mingo	23785	99.90
Hampshire	23265	99.83
Brooke	21990	99.23
Boone	21870	99.89
Wyoming	20860	99.86
Lincoln	20545	99.66
McDowell	17950	99.25
Morgan	17730	99.61
Taylor	16740	99.55
Barbour	16490	99.67
Lewis	16020	99.97
Wetzel	15285	99.97
Braxton	14015	99.89
Roane	13810	99.86
Hardy	13495	97.86
Monroe	13275	99.48
Summers	12685	99.80
Grant	11565	100.00
Ritchie	9660	99.13
Tyler	8710	99.71
Clay	8600	100.00
Doddridge	8410	98.94
Pocahontas	8355	99.70
Webster	8290	100.00
Gilmer	7790	97.74
Pleasants	7455	100.00
Calhoun	7165	99.72
Pendleton	6970	100.00
Tucker	6945	100.00
Wirt	5765	100.00